AbstractsMedical & Health Science

Observations on body water and electrolytes following administration of ACTH in man.

by Eleanor. McGarry




Institution: McGill University
Department: Department of Experimental Medicine.
Degree: MS.
Year: 1951
Keywords: Experimental Medicine.
Record ID: 1552680
Full text PDF: http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile119032.pdf


Abstract

Present concepts of electrolyte and water metabolism, and the influence of the adrenal cortex on these important constituents of the body, have their origin in three main areas of observation: in the study of water metabolism, in the study of electrolyte metabolism, and in the study of the function of the adrenal cortex. [...]